Means for detachably securing chairs to floors



J. A. LAMBERT. MEANS FOR DETACHABLY SECURING CHAIRS T0 FLOORS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-I2, I9I9.

Patented Apr. 6, 1920'.

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JOSEPH A. LAMBERT, 0F nousroiv, TEXAS.

MEANS FOR DETACHABLY SECURING CHAIRS TO FLOORS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Application filed August 12, 1919. Serial No. 316,930.-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JosEPH A. LAMBERT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Houston, in the county of Harris and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Means for DetachablySecuring Chairs to Floors, of which the'following 1s a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in means fordetachably securing chairs to floors 7 One object of the invention is toprovide means whereby chairs, either singly or in rows, or other seats,maybesecured to a.

" floor or other base, in such a manner that Referring now moreparticularly to the drawings, wherein like numerals of referencedesignate similar parts in each of the figures, the numeral 1,designates the floor, and the numeral 2 designates a chair, having thelegs 3. In Fig. 2, I have shown a row of chairs, which are securedtogether, as cus-- tomary in. moving picture shows, theaters,

auditoriums and similar places.

The front and rear legs 3 have forwardly extending catches A designed toproject through the corresponding straps, or U-bolts 5, which aresecured to the floor 1. Behind the chairs and secured to the floor arethe elevated flanges 6, 6. A bar 7 is slid endwise under said flangesand between them and the back legs of the chairs to lock the chairagainst displacement and to secure the catches 4: in the straps 5.

The back'legs of the chairs have hooks 8, which ordinarily serve ashangers for hats and the like, but when it is desired to move thechairs, thebar 7 may be removed and deposited on the hooks 8 and thecatches A are then readily disengaged.

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This type of chair has been specially designed for use in theaters whichare required by law to secure the chairs to the floor, so

that the chairs may be easily removed for sweeping and cleansingpurposes.

What I clalm 1s: I 1. A device for securing a chair to a floor includingretaining members, secured to the floor, catches fixed to the lower endsof the chair legs, which project into said retaining members,and alocking bar which looks the chair against the displacement of saidcatches from said retainingmembers.

2. A device for securing a chair to a floor, including retainingmeansfixed to the floor in front of the respective chair legs, catchesfixed to the legsand projecting into saidmeans and thereby securing thechair to the floor, a retaining flange secured to the floor behind thechair, and a locking bar located between said flange and the rear legs.ofthe chair. i V In testimony whereof I have signed my name to thisspecification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

Witnesses:

IRENE BRUNs, WM. A. GATHEY.

JOSEPH A. LAMBERT. 7

